{"id":1881,"date":"2020-08-28T20:33:31","date_gmt":"2020-08-28T15:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/blog\/?p=1881"},"modified":"2020-08-28T20:33:32","modified_gmt":"2020-08-28T15:03:32","slug":"saas-weekly-roundup-34-asana-snowflake-file-to-go-public-mural-amwell-raise-funds-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.saasworthy.com\/blog\/saas-weekly-roundup-34-asana-snowflake-file-to-go-public-mural-amwell-raise-funds-and-more","title":{"rendered":"SaaS weekly roundup #34: Asana, Snowflake file to go public, MURAL, Amwell raise funds, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The past week was quite heavy in terms of news with quite a few companies filing to go public, while we also saw the quarterly reports from a lot of publicly listed companies. As usual, the pace of funding continues unabated. So, let&#8217;s not waste any more time, and jump right into this week&#8217;s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.saasworthy.com\/bloglist\/saas-weekly-roundup\/\" target=\"_blank\">SaaS weekly roundup<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.saasworthy.com\/blog\/saas-weekly-roundup-34-asana-snowflake-file-to-go-public-mural-amwell-raise-funds-and-more\/#News_of_the_week\" title=\"News of the week\">News of the week<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.saasworthy.com\/blog\/saas-weekly-roundup-34-asana-snowflake-file-to-go-public-mural-amwell-raise-funds-and-more\/#SaaS_companies_that_got_the_funding_this_week\" title=\"SaaS companies that got the funding this week\">SaaS companies that got the funding this week<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.saasworthy.com\/blog\/saas-weekly-roundup-34-asana-snowflake-file-to-go-public-mural-amwell-raise-funds-and-more\/#Must_reads\" title=\"Must reads\">Must reads<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.saasworthy.com\/blog\/saas-weekly-roundup-34-asana-snowflake-file-to-go-public-mural-amwell-raise-funds-and-more\/#Listen_to\" title=\"Listen to\">Listen to<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.saasworthy.com\/blog\/saas-weekly-roundup-34-asana-snowflake-file-to-go-public-mural-amwell-raise-funds-and-more\/#Watch\" title=\"Watch\">Watch<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"news-of-the-week\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"News_of_the_week\"><\/span>News of the week<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2020-08-24\/asana-files-for-direct-listing-amid-slew-of-software-ipos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Asana files for direct listing amid slew of software IPOs<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After quite a few reports suggesting that the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/list\/project-management-software\" target=\"_blank\">project management software<\/a> Asana will opt for a direct listing, it has finally filed that. The company has also disclosed that while its revenue is growing, its net loss more than doubled in the last year ($36million vs $15million). The company also divulged that it had more than 3.2million activated users and over 1.2million paid users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/tomtunguz.com\/asana-s-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Asana S-1 analysis<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2020\/08\/24\/snowflake-files-s-1-for-ipo.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Snowflake files for IPO, taking on Amazon and Microsoft cloud database businesses<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Within months after raising $479million from the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/salesforce\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Salesforce<\/a>, cloud software company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/list\/project-management-software\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Snowflake <\/a>has filed for an initial public offering. It also announced that its revenue more than doubled to $242million (from $104million) in the H1 2020, while its net loss reduced slightly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Related read: <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2020\/08\/24\/a-quick-peek-at-snowflakes-ipo-filing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A quick peek at Snowflake\u2019s IPO filing<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.crunchbase.com\/news\/sumo-logic-files-for-100m-ipo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Sumo Logic files for $100M IPO<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another company in the cloud management space <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/sumo-logic\" target=\"_blank\">Sumologic <\/a>has filed for a $100million IPO. It has raised over $340million in total funding, and disclosed that its revenue was up 50 percent in the year that ended on January 31st, 2020, standing at $155million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2020-08-24\/software-developer-tools-company-jfrog-adds-to-tech-ipo-rush\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Software developer tools company JFrog adds to tech IPO rush<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>JFrog has filed for $100million IPO seeking a valuation of $2billion. The California-based company makes tools for software developers. It envisions a world where the software is version-less, dubbing it as &#8220;liquid software&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Business\/salesforce-announces-layoffs-quarterly-revenue-tops-billion\/story?id=72650370\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Salesforce announces layoffs after quarterly revenue tops $5 billion<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The pioneer in this category announced &#8220;<em>one of the best quarters in Salesforce&#8217;s history<\/em>&#8220;, per CEO Marc Benioff. Its Q2 revenue jumped by 29 percent to $5.15billion. Despite that, the company has announced layoffs of 1,000 employees, which is quite surprising, given the fact that Benioff had promised at the beginning of the pandemic that there won&#8217;t be any layoffs for 90 days. While the period is over, it&#8217;s surprising nonetheless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/vmware-tops-q2-expectations-on-strong-growth-in-saas-revenue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>VMware tops Q2 expectations on strong growth in SaaS revenue<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the companies that are filing to go public are mounting up the losses, companies like <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/vmware-fusion\" target=\"_blank\">VMware <\/a>are announcing strong growth numbers. The Dell-owned company reported Q2 earnings of $447million on revenue of $2.88billion, which was up by 9 percent from the last year. It also announced that the SaaS revenue jumped 44 percent to $631million, and formed 22 percent of the total revenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/box-shares-jump-14-on-better-than-expected-results-strong-guidance-2020-08-26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Box shares surge on better-than-expected results, strong guidance<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/list\/cloud-content-collaboration-software\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cloud storage provider<\/a> Box also witnessed good growth amidst the ongoing crisis and remote work revolution. Its share prices increased after it announced that its revenue was up 11 percent, standing at $192.3million, in comparison to $172.5million a year prior. Its loss also dropped to $7.65million compared to $36.2million last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2020\/08\/27\/la-gets-a-big-saas-exit-as-fastly-nabs-the-culver-city-based-signal-sciences-for-775m\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>LA gets a big SaaS exit as Fastly nabs the Culver City-based Signal Sciences for $775M<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Los Angeles hasn&#8217;t been known for its tech companies, but that changes with the acquisition of security monitoring and management company, Signal Sciences by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/list\/content-delivery-network-cdn-software\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CDN provider<\/a> Fastly. The buyout is for $775million, and will help Fastly offer better security for applications and APIs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2020\/08\/24\/sugarcrm-acquires-node-to-gain-predictive-customer-intelligence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>SugarCRM acquires Node to gain predictive customer intelligence<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/sugarcrm\" target=\"_blank\">SugarCRM <\/a>has announced the acquisition of customer intelligence startup Node. While the price wasn&#8217;t disclosed, it&#8217;ll provide the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/list\/crm-software\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CRM software<\/a> AI expertise as well as the customer prediction element. This also means that the company will now be competing against the likes of Adobe and Salesforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2020\/08\/25\/eden-intros-saas-tools-in-a-bid-to-become-a-more-comprehensive-office-management-platform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Eden intros SaaS tools in a bid to become a more comprehensive office management platform<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The office management platform Eden has announced several new features, especially considering the current situation. It has a COIVD team safety tool that tracks who&#8217;s coming into the office, allows them to reserve a desk that ensures that the social distancing norms are being followed. It has also introduced a service desk ticketing tool that lets workers file a ticket for a broken piece of equipment, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"saas-companies-that-got-the-funding-this-week\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"SaaS_companies_that_got_the_funding_this_week\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.saasworthy.com\/blogsaas-companies-that-got-the-funding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SaaS companies that got the funding<\/a> this week<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2020\/08\/25\/visual-collaboration-startup-mural-raises-huge-118m-series-b\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Visual collaboration startup MURAL raises huge $118M Series B<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Without a doubt, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/list\/collaboration-software\" target=\"_blank\">collaboration software<\/a> has become an integral part of the WFH culture. Seeing the shift, visual collaboration startup <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/mural-co\" target=\"_blank\">MURAL <\/a>has received $118million in an outsized Series B round. Led by Insight Partners, the company claims that it has tripled its ARR and added over a million monthly active users in this year itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2020\/08\/24\/google-to-invest-100-million-in-amwell-at-ipo-in-cloud-deal.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Google is investing $100 million in telehealth provider Amwell, which will use Google Cloud<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Internet behemoth is putting in $100million in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/list\/telemedicine-software\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">telehealth provider<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/amwell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amwell <\/a>(formerly American Well) as the company files to go public. The partnership will also mean that Amwell will move from Amazon Web Services to Google Cloud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/finix-extends-series-b-to-75-million-to-help-saas-companies-build-better-digital-payments-experiences-301118410.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Finix extends Series B to $75 million to Help SaaS companies build better digital payments experiences<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finix, a payment service provider, has raised $30million as part of its extended Series B round, taking the total tally to $75million. The company also mentioned that its payment volume has more than doubled from Q2 2019 to the same quarter this year. The round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, while American Express Ventures also participated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2020\/08\/27\/restream-raises-50m-to-help-creators-program-and-stream-to-multiple-platforms\/?tpcc=ECTW2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Restream raises $50M to help creators program and stream to multiple platforms<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amidst the ongoing pandemic, categories such as webinar software and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/list\/live-stream-software\" target=\"_blank\">livestreaming software<\/a> have witnessed a sharp increase. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/restream-io\" target=\"_blank\">Restream<\/a>, a software that allows people to stream videos to more than one platform at the same time, has also grown a lot. So, it&#8217;s not a surprise that it has nabbed significant funding of $50million as part of Series A round, which was co-led by Sapphire Ventures and Insight Partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2020\/08\/24\/supermetrics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Supermetrics raises \u20ac40M to bring all your marketing data together<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The data management tool for marketers that bring everything at one place, has completed a \u20ac40million funding round led by Highland Europe. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/supermetrics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Supermetrics <\/a>helps marketers by providing a unified view of all sorts of different marketing data by automating data transfers, and counts companies such as Nestle and HubSpot as clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/venturebeat.com\/2020\/08\/25\/socure-raises-30-million-to-combat-payments-fraud-with-ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Socure raises $35 million to combat payments fraud with AI<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As more and more people work remotely, phishing attempts, identity frauds and such things have only increased. Cloud-based identity verification and fraud prevention startup Socure is coming to the rescue by offering a digital ID verification suite. And to bolster its efforts, it has closed a $35million round that was led by Sorenson Ventures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/igorbosilkovski\/2020\/08\/26\/organizational-platform-charthop-raises-14-million-in-series-a-round-led-by-andreessen-horowitz\/#5679c8747788\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Organizational platform ChartHop raises $14 million in Series A round led by Andreessen Horowitz<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/list\/org-chart-software\" target=\"_blank\">Organizational chart software<\/a> <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/charthop\" target=\"_blank\">ChartHop <\/a>has gotten $14million Series A funding to help companies offer their organizational and employee information in one place. The round was led by A16z and the company highlights that it has seen 10x growth since its launch in February this year and surpassed $1million in revenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Slack is no longer confined to a company&#39;s walls. Multiple companies can now collaborate on a channel. <br><br>Shared Slack channels with customers are a game-changer for customer service. Makes you feel like you&#39;re on the same team. Nice Work Slack! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Drf6lZszob\">pic.twitter.com\/Drf6lZszob<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Vishwanath (@VishuKollapudi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VishuKollapudi\/status\/1297696994098462720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 24, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"must-reads\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Must_reads\"><\/span>Must reads<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2020\/08\/27\/how-salesforce-beat-its-own-target-to-reach-20b-run-rate-ahead-of-schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How Salesforce beat its own target to reach $20B run rate ahead of schedule<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engineering.com\/DesignSoftware\/DesignSoftwareArticles\/ArticleID\/20629\/Whats-the-True-Value-of-CAD-SaaS.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What\u2019s the true value of CAD SaaS?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@soumyamohan_34366\/moats-in-b2b-saas-businesses-a8b11826712f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Moats in B2B SaaS businesses<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"listen-to\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Listen_to\"><\/span>Listen to<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Zoom&#8217;s Head of Global Sales Operations on sales ops vs revenue ops, the biggest areas of operational and strategic debt for sales teams today &amp; the importance of documentation and the dangers of dirty data<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.listennotes.com\/embedded\/e\/200731321f7e4a0a8a5a2995a8c3a226\/\" height=\"170px\" width=\"100\\%\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/zoom\" target=\"_blank\">Zoom <\/a>is the darling right now with its iniquitousness, so it&#8217;d be great to listen to the team of how they came to the fore. In this podcast, Hilary Headlee, Head of Global Sales Operations and Enablement at Zoom shares her journey, the difference between sales ops and revenue ops, how sales change as the company scales, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Taker: lessons on failure &amp; perseverance from a SaaS Founder &#8211; with Abdullah Alsaadi<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.listennotes.com\/embedded\/e\/8cf239833d704aa6b7023a417507d237\/\" height=\"170px\" width=\"100\\%\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the world of startups, failures are aplenty, but there are select few who don&#8217;t give up. Abdullah Alsaadi is one such entrepreneur from Riyadh who continued to launch one startups after the other, and finally found success with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/taker-io\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Taker.io<\/a>, an online and app-based ordering platform for restaurants. Listen to him sharing his learnings from each of his failures, and how he used that to build his latest company which is on track for $1million ARR this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Subscribing to the future with Zuora&#8217;s Carl Gold<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.listennotes.com\/embedded\/e\/96c5427c10084d77833debd0c8fd52e0\/\" height=\"170px\" width=\"100\\%\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/zuora-billing\" target=\"_blank\">Zuora <\/a>has led the subscription economy from the front. 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